express_installer.exe

TINY INSTALLER

Tiny Installer is a download manager variant from Adknowledge that packages various adware-type offers (toolbar, coupon extensions, utilities) with software distributions. The application express_installer.exe, “Express Install ” by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Express Install   (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
Express Install

Description:
Express Install

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
5aa72dfc36a31a80018dcb3b96084fc5

SHA-1:
9dd0fc3e1b68ef248f5af3105ffa6040d931f667

SHA-256:
23931bea47664e8212b72c7e8ded8eb0ecba85ebea9580042e5c5cc129d1d61c

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The Tiny Installer download manager bundles various adware components.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:18:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
578

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
15.07.07

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.140.94

Arcabit
Trojan.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-150707

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.3056

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
1.0.20.940

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BAA
18025

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1563, Adware.Downware.1554
9.0.1.0188

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
8.15.07.07.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.I application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
7/7/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-352b3331
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-07-07_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11613

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.1773

Malwarebytes
v2015.07.07.08

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
16.0.0.564

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ckibss
0.28.0.58720

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
11.20150707

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1813288
14.03.31.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.07.07.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
7.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.TINYINSTALLER.Installer (M)
15.7.7.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.15705

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
9768

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27896

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Inject.Win32.63693
2.0.0.1776

File size:
1.7 MB (1,813,288 bytes)

Product version:
3, 7, 1, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Express Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\express_installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/4/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=TINY INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=TINY INSTALLER, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
54C184C0CB6B6510B3582483FC098463

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/25/2013 7:45:41 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:M4jMfEG/6ZskSiunvHXQjcKXRcD7aSN9CLeHiCz:JMfEG/6ZYvgQCcDWS3Cy

Entry address:
0x35995

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, 4C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, F8, 3B, 5B, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 61, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, C3, 9B, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, CD, 35, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 44, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 54, 28, 5B, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 99, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, C1, 7F, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, D7, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.1468

Code size:
390 KB (399,360 bytes)

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